THE HflTURfllilST 



fOR 1908. 



NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



JOHN PHILLIPS. 



By the courtesy of the Council of the London Geological 

 Societv, we are able to give our readers a reproduction of a 

 portrait of Professor John Phillips (Plate I.), which appears 

 in the ' History of the Geological Society,' recently written by 

 Mr. H. B. Woodward, F.R.S. The original photograph is in 

 the possession of the Royal Society, and represents Phillips at 

 the age of sixty. Quite apart from the excellent work he did 

 on the Geological Survey, Phillips will always be remembered 

 for his poineer work in our greatest county ; his ' Geology of 

 Yorkshire' (2 vols.), and ' Rivers, Mountains, and Sea-coast of 

 Yorkshire ' being excellent examples of what he could accom- 

 plish. \Yhilst he was the Curator of the Museum at York, he 

 was largely instrumental in forming the British Association, 

 and to his charming personality the success of its first meeting 

 was largely due. Phillips was born in 1800, and died in 1874. 

 In an obituary by Sir John Evans, addressed to the Geological 

 Society, he stated that Phillips was ' eminently judicious, ever 

 courteous, genial, and conciliatory, he gained the affection of all 

 with whom he was brought in contact ; while as a lecturer 

 his qualifications were always of the highest order ; and his 

 knowledge, most various and profound, was commimicated in 

 a lucid and pleasant style.' 



BIOLOGY AT LIVERPOOL. 



The Liverpool Biological Society is again to be congratulated 

 upon the excellence of its annual volume.^ The Proceedings 

 and Transactions for the year 1906-7, in addition to containing 

 the report of council, a summary of the proceedings of the 

 meetings, etc.. includes some substantial memoirs of great 

 value. Mr. C. Gordon Hewitt's monograph on ' Ligia,' and 

 Mr. H. C. Chadwick's monograph on 'Antedon,' are par- 

 ticularly serviceable to students. Prof. W. A. Herdman's 



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